25
"I should get back home now." Ardent decided, after spending few hours in the dungeon.
When he left, he could see the sun starting to rise.
"Oh, it's morning." he lamely said before making a mad flight to home, though mentally preparing himself for a chewing of a lifetime.
-x-
Surprisingly, despite coming in the morning, while smelling like he did not take a bath for two days straight, which was not entirely inaccurate, his mother did not chastise him.
Instead, she sighed before giving him a look, telling him they will talk about it soon, something Ardent not looking forward too.
As he return to his room, he soon spotted someone he did not expect.
"Catlin?"
-x-
Talking with Grace took a long time. When they found out they talked until midnight, Grace had offered her to stay in Ardent's room.